Fan club?

It's the first time Souta has seen Alice smile like that.

Souta took a deep breath to calm his nerves. He had to admit that Alice's beauty was out of this world, especially when she smiled.

'Her beauty could even rival that of Athena.' Souta thought as he recalled the goddess that he swore to serve back in the game.

Back in the game, he joined Athena's faction when he came to the God's Continent. Joining a faction of a God or Goddess has its own benefits. Those chosen ones were called by different names. Hero, Apostle, etc. Each god has different names for their chosen people.

In Athena's case, she called her chosen people Hero. So he was called Athena's hero, and throughout the years he became Athena's most loved hero because of his deeds. The chosen people would be able to use the power of their God and Goddess that they serve.